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Person charged and his wife to be competent witnesses.
24 & 25 Vict. c. 100.
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20. Every person charged with an offence under this Act or under section forty-eight and sections fifty-two to fifty-five, both inclusive, of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861, or any of such sections, and the husband or wife of the person so charged, shall be competent but not compellable witnesses on every hearing at every stage of such charge, except an inquiry before a grand jury.
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